The Torment of Gollum

The Torment of Gollum

Sorcery

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

on-cast —

Amass Orcs 2.

on-cast — puts 2 counters on it

Causes: discard a card, create an Army creature token, create an Orc creature token, put an Army creature token onto the battlefield, put an Orc creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on an Army creature token, put a counter on an Orc creature token.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an Orc gets a counter — 39 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

  1. The Great Goblin — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

When a permanent makes a player discard a card thanks to The Torment of Gollum:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  3. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  4. Tourach, Dread Cantor — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  6. Tinybones, Bauble Burglar — hits a graveyard
  7. Fell Specter — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  8. Spirit Cairn — makes a token
  9. Confessor — gains you 1 life
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

When an Orc or Army enters thanks to The Torment of Gollum:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When The Torment of Gollum makes an Orc or Army token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

When an Orc or Army enters thanks to The Torment of Gollum:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

When The Torment of Gollum makes an Orc or Army token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

When The Torment of Gollum is cast:

  1. Spellweaver Volute — copies a spell
  2. Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — gets +1/+1
  3. Niblis of Frost — gets +1/+1
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, it triggers

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (The Torment of Gollum is one).

The Torment of Gollum:

  1. Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  2. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  3. Enlightened Confidant — puts cards into the graveyard that Enlightened Confidant can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Merfolk Windrobber — fills an opponent's graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Merfolk Windrobber needs

439 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.